Usha Resources Announces Share Distribution
Record Date of March 24, 2023 for the Spin-Out of Formation Metals
Inc.
Shareholders to Receive Shares of Formation
Metals Inc. on a 1:5 Pro Rata Basis
Vancouver,
British Columbia / March 2, 2023 - InvestorsHub NewsWire -
Usha Resources Ltd.
("USHA" or the "Company") (TSXV: USHA)
(OTCQB:
USHAF) (FSE: JO0), a North American mineral acquisition
and exploration company focused on the development of drill-ready
battery and precious metal projects, is pleased to announce that it
has determined March 24, 2023 to be the share distribution record
date (the "Record Date"), with respect to the plan
of arrangement (the "Arrangement") among the
Company, Formation Metals Inc. ("Formation Metals" or
"FMI") and the shareholders of the Company (the
"USHA Shareholders").
Under the terms of the
Arrangement and upon completion of the share exchange prescribed by
Article 3 of the Arrangement, the USHA Shareholders of record at
the close of business on the Record Date will receive one (1)
common share of FMI (each a "Formation Metals
Share") with respect to every five (5)
common shares of USHA ("USHA Share") held on the
Record Date, with fractions rounded down to the nearest whole
number. For example, upon completion of the Arrangement, for each
10,000 common shares of USHA owned on the Share Distribution Record
Date, the USHA Shareholder will own 2,000 common shares of FMI.
USHA common shares will be exchanged for new USHA common shares on
a one-to-one basis. USHA Shareholders will continue to own the same
number of USHA common shares as they did on the Record Date. The
Formation Metals Shares will be issued to the USHA Shareholders on
or around April 3, 2023 (the "Payment Date").
The Arrangement is expected
to become effective on the Record Date.
USHA Shareholders must hold
their USHA common shares on the Record Date in order to receive
their pro rata portion of the FMI common shares being distributed
pursuant to the Arrangement. By way of this news release, the
Company is also providing notice to its warrant holders and option
holders with respect to the Record Date. To receive Formation
Metals Shares pursuant to the Arrangement, a person must be a
holder of USHA Shares as of the Record Date. If an option
holder or a warrant holder does not exercise his or her warrants or
options on or before the Record Date, he or she will not receive
Formation Metals Shares and there will be no changes with respect
to the number, terms and conditions of the issued warrants and
options of the Company.
FMI will then hold the
Company's interest in the Nicobat Nickel Project and will focus on
the advancement of this project, while USHA will retain and focus
on the advancement of exploration projects in the lithium space,
including the Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine Project where the Company
is presently undertaking is maiden drill program with a goal of
defining a 43-101 resource. For updates on the drill program and
its recent land expansion, please see the Company's news release
dated February
7, 2023, February
16, 2023, February
21, 2023 and February
28, 2023.
USHA Shares will trade on a
"due bill" basis until the close of trading on the Payment Date,
i.e. the Due Bill Trading Period.
Additional information
regarding the terms of the Arrangement are set out in the Company's
management information circular dated November 15, 2022, and the
news releases dated February 9, 2022, November 17, 2022, November
29, 2022, December 21, 2022 and January 10, 2023 all of which are
available for viewing on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
About Usha Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd. is a
North American mineral acquisition and exploration company focused
on the development of quality battery and precious metal properties
that are drill-ready with high-upside and expansion potential.
Based in Vancouver, BC, Usha's portfolio of strategic properties
provides target-rich diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a
lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel-copper-cobalt project
in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Arizona. Usha
trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol USHA, the OTCQB
Exchange under the symbol USHAF and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
under the symbol JO0.
USHA
RESOURCES LTD.
"Deepak Varshney" CEO and
Director
For more information, please call Tyler
Muir, Investor Relations, at 1-888-772-2452, email
tmuir@usharesources.com, or visit
www.usharesources.com.
Neither
TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
Forward-looking statements
This news release contains "forward-looking
information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such
forward-looking information reflects management's current beliefs
and are based on a number of estimates and/or assumptions made by
and information currently available to the Company that, while
considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results
and future events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned
that such forward-looking information are neither promises nor
guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, general business,
economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties,
uncertain and volatile equity and capital markets, lack of
available capital, actual results of exploration activities,
environmental risks, future prices of base and other metals,
operating risks, accidents, labour issues, delays in obtaining
governmental approvals and permits, and other risks in the mining
industry.
These statements include proposed terms of
the spinout transaction, proposed business plans for each of Usha
and FMI, the listing of FMI's Shares, the anticipated benefits of
the transaction, and disclosure of additional details concerning
the transaction. These statements reflect management's current
estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not
guarantees of future performance. Usha cautions that all
forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual
performance may be affected by many material factors, many of which
are beyond their respective control. Such factors include, among
other things: determination of acceptable terms for the proposed
spinout transaction, risks and uncertainties relating to the
receipt of approvals to proceed with and complete the transaction
and the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the completion
of the transaction, unexpected tax consequences, the market valuing
Usha and FMI in a manner not anticipated by management of the
Company, the benefits of the spinout transaction not being realized
or as anticipated, and each of Usha and FMI being unable to add
additional properties to their respective portfolios. Accordingly,
actual and future events, conditions and results may differ
materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations
expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as
required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does
not undertake to publicly update or revise forward-looking
information.
The Company is presently an
exploration stage company. Exploration is highly speculative in
nature, involves many risks, requires substantial expenditures, and
may not result in the discovery of mineral deposits that can be
mined profitably. Furthermore, the Company currently has no
reserves on any of its properties. As a result, there can be no
assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate, and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements.
No Offer or Solicitation to
Purchase Securities in the United States
This press release does not constitute or
form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe
for securities in the United States. The securities referred to
herein have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or with
any securities regulatory authority of any state or other
jurisdiction in the United States, and may not be offered or sold,
directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. persons, as such term is defined in
Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation S"), except
pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to
the registration requirements of the Securities Act.